Maya Angelo, the poet and
author of such books as "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" said she had
a visceral, physical reaction when Obama was declared the President Elect late
Tuesday.
"First I laughed," she told The Associated Press in a telephone
interview.
"Before I could finish laughing, I wept. Then I shook. I
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Will.I.Am debuted the highly anticipated post-election video and follow up to "Yes We Can" entitled "It's A New Day" Friday.
Performing and premiering the video on Oprah for the first time Friday, the Black Eyed Peas member can be seen (in video below) throughout a video that features several photos and video clips from Barack Obama's historic campaign in addition to cameos from actor Bri ...Read
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More than 71 million Americans tuned in to see Tuesday's climax to the historic U.S. presidential campaign
on television, far more than watched prime-time returns from the last
two White House races, figures released on Wednesday showed.
The viewer tally measured across 14 U.S. broadcast and cable networks
amounted to more than half the 130 million-plus Americ ...Read
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After last night's historic and remarkably "pain-free" election, R&B/pop star Will.I.Am is set to unveil the follow up to his hit viral video "Yes We Can."
Titled "It's A New Day," the Black Eyed Peas star once again enlists several celebrities who sent in their video testimonials as the results came down on Tuesday.
"This was inspired by America. It's about Obama winning, and re ...Read
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Barack Obama swept to victory as the nation's first black president Tuesday night in an electoral college
landslide that overcame racial barriers as old as America itself.
"Change has come," he declared to a huge throng of cheering supporters.
The son of a black father from Kenya and a white mother from Kansas, the Democratic senator from Illinois sealed ...Read
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Like many of his friends and colleagues, the family of Def Jam Vice President Shakir Stewart can't make sense of what happened Saturday afternoon when the man that aided the careers of Beyonce, Rick Ross, and Young Jeezy took his own life.
In a statement released through MTV News, Stewart's fiancee, Michelle Rivers and family speak for the first time.
Jay Z spent the weekend campaigning in Virginia and South Florida.
Inspiring and celebrating Presidential candidate Barack Obama's run at the White House and the historic number of youth voters, Jay-Z says "Obama's Running So We All Can Fly" (video below).
While in Miami, Fla. Jay Z was joined by Beyonce, Sean 'Diddy' Combs, Russell Simmons, Kevin Liles and Mary J. Blige.
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The former 'Catwoman' star landed in the top five on the network's top 11 list of Hollywood moms revealed over the weekend.
Berry, who gave birth to a baby girl earlier this year, joins Demi Moore, Angelina Jolie, Faith Hill and Nicole Richie who were all beat out of top spot by Kelly Ripa.
